In villages along a shifting border known here as the contact line, where shells have exploded into homes since 2014, women are now the heart of communities whose men have …
Day: June 13, 2019
2nd Ebola Death in Uganda After Outbreak Crosses Border
KAMPALA, UGANDA - A second person infected with the Ebola virus has died in Uganda, the health ministry said Thursday, after a family exposed to the disease quietly crossed the …
The three big studies pushing at the frontiers of HIV prevention
There are an estimated 5000 new HIV transmissions every day. Around 70% of the 37 million people living with HIV globally are in sub-Saharan Africa. Of the 1.8 million new …
Botswana court ruling is a ray of hope for LGBT people across Africa
Botswana's High Court has ruled that private consensual sex between adults of the same sex is no longer criminal. The decision gives hope to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) …
Botswana court ruling is a ray of hope for LGBT people across Africa
Botswana's High Court has ruled that private consensual sex between adults of the same sex is no longer criminal. The decision gives hope to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) …
UN: 1 in 10 Children Globally Is Victim of Child Labor
GENEVA - The International Labor Organization is calling for the elimination of child labor, which victimizes tens of millions of children in all regions of the world. The call came …